I've come to love God's word and have had the privilege to study it, teach it to others; but most of all to be transformed by it over these almost 50 years of time that I've given my life to Christ. I'm now 69 years old and His word is where my faith is founded, where my sin is confronted, where grace is discovered, and my hope is found. Here's a passage that I love: Romans 5:6-8 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. While we were still sinners...Christ died for us. Breathe, relax and release...He's done what I could never do on my own. As a young boy I had wonderful experiences in a small town. Fox Lake could have been Lake Wobegon of Garrison Keillor lore where "all the women are strong,...